Emergency Preparedness Staffhttp://http://www.willcountyhealth.orgRSS documenthttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/joliet-west-high-school-hosa-chapter-making-impressions-181183At the recent Integrated Public Health and Healthcare System Preparedness Summit at Illinois State University, three ambitious Joliet West High School students presented a poster they created to promote the shared mission of Joliet West’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) group and the Will County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers.
This partnership, which ...]]>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:28:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/joliet-west-high-school-hosa-chapter-making-impressions-181183https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/area-students-showing-their-commitment-to-the-health-of-children-179343At the upcoming Integrated Public Health and Healthcare System Preparedness Summit at Illinois State University, three ambitious Joliet West High School students will be presenting a poster they created to promote the shared mission of Joliet West’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) group and the Will County Health Department’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers. That partnership, ...]]>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:34:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/area-students-showing-their-commitment-to-the-health-of-children-179343https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/national-preparedness-month-113692
September
is National Preparedness Month: Week 1
Throughout September, National Preparedness Month highlights
hazard-focused themes leading up to the September 30 National PrepareAthon!
Day.
Flood is the theme for Week 1 (September 1-5). During this time, talk with
your family about flooding. Learn how to take action for this common hazard by
using the ...]]>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:21:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/national-preparedness-month-113692https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/ebola-update-june-2015-103999
Travelers from Liberia are at extremely low risk of exposure
to Ebola at this time. For more than two
months, there have been no cases of Ebola virus disease in Liberia. On May 9, 2015, the World Health Organization
(WHO) declared the end of the EVD outbreak in Liberia after 42 days had passed
since the last EVD patient was buried.
It has been more than three months since ...]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:12:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/ebola-update-june-2015-103999https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/how-ebola-is-spread-46787
Is Ebola airborne?
Ebola is not a respiratory disease and is not spread through the airborne route.
Can Ebola be spread by coughing or sneezing?
There is no evidence that Ebola is spread by coughing or sneezing. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola; the virus is not transmitted through the air (like ...]]>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:18:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/how-ebola-is-spread-46787https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-ebola-34203 A person infected with Ebola can't spread the disease until symptoms appear
The time from exposure to when signs or symptoms of the disease appear (the incubation period) is 2 to 21 days, but the average time is 8 to 10 days. Signs of Ebola include:
Fever (higher than 101.5ºF)
Severe headache
Muscle pain
Vomiting
Diarrhea
...]]>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:34:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-ebola-34203https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/what-we-know-about-transmission-of-the-ebola-virus-among-humans-34650Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:36:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/what-we-know-about-transmission-of-the-ebola-virus-among-humans-34650https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/springfield-il-dept-of-public-health-reassures-illinoisans-33269 SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck has this statement: "While not easily transmittable, Ebola is a very serious virus. At this time, Ebola does not pose a great health risk to the people of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) continues to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local health ...]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:40:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/springfield-il-dept-of-public-health-reassures-illinoisans-33269https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/enterovirus-d68-28014Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:51:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/enterovirus-d68-28014https://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/tremendous-and-impactful-3338Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:31:00 GMThttps://www.willcountyhealth.org/Articles/tremendous-and-impactful-3338